Top 20 popular Twitch streamers in 2022

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Twitch is the leading platform for streaming. It is an American video live streaming service that focuses on video game live streaming, including broadcasts of esports competitions, in addition to offering music broadcasts, creative content and “in real life” streams.

In October 2013, the website had 45 million unique viewers. As of February 2020, it had 3 million broadcasters monthly and 15 million daily active users with 1.4 million average concurrent users. Twitch allows anyone to watch a live broadcast and does not require viewers to log in. Due to its validity and free perks of watching streams, there are multiple users, who have become daily consistent streamers on the channel and have gained users that have become a community.

In this article, we have listed down the picks for the top 20 streamers on Twitch as of 2022.

Top 20 Twitch streamers in 2022:

20. Amouranth (6 million followers)

This streamer has managed to come back to the top 20 list of most followed Twitch streamers after surpassing Alanzoka in October 2022. She is best known for her hot tub streams and ASMR content. She is compared a lot with the popular Twitch streamer Pokimane.

19. summit1g (6.1 million followers)

Jaryd Lazar who is popularly known as summit1g is one of the best streamers of the decade. He has been into streaming for the last 10 years. He is a veteran of Twitch and has continued to drive the biggest trends on the platform.

18. Dream (6.2 million followers)

The famous Minecraft world record holder recently did a face reveal. Dream has over 29 million subscribers on YouTube and has skyrocketed through the Twitch rankings.

17. SypherPK (6.2 million followers)

American streamer Ali Hassan, “SypherPK” is one of the favorite content creators among the Fortnite community. He makes content on training and guiding the budding players of Fortnite on how to score and also streams Warzone.

16. NICKMERICS (6.6 million followers)

NICKMERICS is a big Fortnite and Call of Duty streamer who has played and streamed multiple games like Apex Legends.

15. AdinRoss (6.9 million followers)

He is one of the youngest streamers on the platform and made a significant name for himself in 2021. From his GTA streams to his IRL live streams with friends such as Sommer Ray and ZIAS, he has skyrocketed his growth on Twitch. He usually does chill chat live streams on Twitch where he is accompanied by some fellow female streamers of the platform.

14. TimTheTatman (7 million followers)

TimTheTatman has shifted from streaming multiple games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Call of Duty, Overwatch, and Fortnite. But despite this, he still manages to have a big audience and stays on the top 20 list of popular Twitch streamers.

13. TommyInnit (7.3 million followers)

At just 18 years of age, TommyInnit, the English streamer has made a big name on the platform. He is best known for making videos for Minecraft, having a whopping following of 7 million on the platform. He recently revealed that he is dating someone and also posted a YouTube video confirming the fact, which caused him to be talked about for quite some time.

12. Myth (7.4 million followers)

Myth was one of the fastest-growing streamers on Twitch when he made his name by showcasing incredible building skills on Fortnite. He kept his fan community consistent even after the hype for Fortnite was no more.

11. Sodapoppin (8.8 million followers)

Another streamer on the list is a veteran of Twitch. He is known for playing multiple games and chill live streams on his channel. Sodapoppin was also nominated for the legacy award in The Streamer Awards in 2022.

10. Pokimane (9.2million followers)

Pokimane is the only female streamer to reach the top 10 most popular Twitch streamers list. As of current, she is the most followed female streamer on the platform. She streams a wide variety of games but started out playing League of Legends, before moving to Fortnite.

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9. juansguarnizo (9.3 million followers)

juansguarnizo, Juan is South America’s biggest streamer. He is originally from Colombia but has a major fan following from Mexico. The streamer currently lives there. Similar to others on the list, he plays multiple games but is best known for his GTA content.

8. TheGrefg (10.2 million followers)

Popular YouTuber, TheGrefg produces some of the finest Spanish content that Twitch has to offer. He is best known for streaming Minecraft and Fortnite.

7. Shroud (10.4 million followers)

Shroud is one the biggest names in the esports industry, having a ridiculous aim in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and PUBG. He is also known as the ‘human aimbot’ and enjoys a whopping 10.4 million followers on Twitch.

6. Tfue (11.2 million followers)

Tfue currently stands on the 6th rank for the most followed streamers on the Twitch streamers list. he was the only Fortnite streamer who could rival Ninja during the game’s prime in 2018 and later usurped him in viewership in 2019.

5. xQc (11.3 million followers)

Former professional Overwatch player, xQc is often the streamer that pulls in the most views. He streams a wide variety of games, and even ‘just chatting’ sessions on Twitch.

4. ibai (11.9 million followers)

Spanish streamer Ibai Llanos is known for originally casting League of Legends, but today streams a variety of content. He was previously a content creator for G2 Esports, but has since moved on to form his own organization, KOI, alongside FC Barcelona player Gerard Pique.

3. Rubius (13.1 million followers)

Also a well-known YouTuber, Rubius is the second most followed non-English speaking streamer on Twitch who has both his legs in YouTube streaming and Twitch live streaming.

2. Auronplay (14.1 million followers)

Auronplay got the most viewership in the peak of COVID-19, during the lockdown in 2020. A big GTA V streamer, Auronplay has been one of the central Among Us content creators since it blew up.

1. Ninja (18.4 million followers)

The most renowned and talked about esports player in the last 5-6 years. Ninja is not completely dedicated to Fortnite anymore but the game helped him reach incredible heights that have always been looked up to by all the streamers. He also quit streaming on Twitch for some time but returned back quite soon.

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